Tag: energy efficiency

Pick your jaw up off the floor, as NAVTOR’s Bjørn Åge Hjøllo explains how the Green AI for Sustainable Shipping (GASS) initiative promises to transform the ability of shipowners and operators to slash fuel consumption, emissions and OPEX, ushering in a smarter, greener, more connected maritime future.

Christiania Shipping has launched behaviour change service Signol in a fuel efficiency project which uses StormGeo data to understand and increase crew members’ fuel-saving behaviour.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Harriet Hunnisett-Johnson, Head of Maritime, Signol, emphasized the importance of engaging and supporting crew members to effectively participate in decarbonization efforts without adding undue pressure.

According to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), improving energy efficiency stands out as a no-regrets strategy in the pursuit of minimizing fuel consumption and alleviating associated costs.

Glamox has won a contract from PGS ASA (OSE: PGS), the global geophysics company, to provide marine LED lighting for eight of its vessels that undertake seismic surveys of the seabed.

In 2023, the IMO MEPC approved the Revised guidelines for the reduction of underwater radiated noise from shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life. These guidelines, which took effect from 1 October 2023, aim to reduce underwater radiated noise from ships and concern particular ship and equipment designers, shipbuilders and shipowners and operators, classification societies, suppliers, manufacturers and other stakeholders.

ABB and MAN Energy Solutions have jointly developed the Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) concept for LNG carriers, acknowledged by DNV as a more energy-efficient alternative.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has launched its State of Sustainable Shipping (SoSS) programme, which builds on the Roadmap to a Sustainable Shipping Industry. 

Navig8 has welcomed under its ownership the Navig8 Excel, the first of six newbuild MR vessels due for delivery by 2025 from New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

APM Terminals Callao has commenced works on stage 3A of the Multipurpose North Terminal Modernization Project in the Port of Callao, turning a US$95 million investment into reality.